Genuine question about Muslims and trees..
Discussion
Puggit said:
Is it the requirements of large family groups living together and needing more parking than is available?
It's not actually converting gardens into driveways, as a lot of the greenery is above street level.It's just the stripping back of anything green or that needs tending to, to the extent that plants go out and plastic flowers go in!
It's just really gaudy in a really tat way!
Mexman said:
Possibly explained by the fact they tend to congregate in urban/inner city areas and rarely venture out into the open countryside for some strange reason.
Indian colleague informed me that the traditional view is that if you're rich you live in the city, if you're poor you live in the countryside. Our trainee GP from Nepal believed the same.Countdown said:
There’s a surprising viewpoint.... from the guy who thinks Mo Farah isn’t really “British”....
OP - we chopped all 3 of ours down. They were a PITA to maintain and the roots were screwing up the lawn.
Yeah, ok we get it, you love everything multicultural and living in complete harmony.OP - we chopped all 3 of ours down. They were a PITA to maintain and the roots were screwing up the lawn.
Meanwhile back in good old Blighty....
g3org3y said:
Mexman said:
Possibly explained by the fact they tend to congregate in urban/inner city areas and rarely venture out into the open countryside for some strange reason.
Indian colleague informed me that the traditional view is that if you're rich you live in the city, if you're poor you live in the countryside. Our trainee GP from Nepal believed the same.Most of the inner city congregations seem happy to live in complete dumps though?
Inner Bradford/Leeds/Birmingham et Al.
I spent the first 42 years of my life in inner Brum and let's just say, you couldn't pay me enough to move back.
Thorpy said:
I'm white and non religious and I've ripped out a large amount of greenery in my front and back garden including a silver birch. Still need to get rid of the pond too though!
Ruudy 'ell. I have a silver birch and a pond, must be lagging behind.Not sure what it has to do with gardening but Robbo is white and religious and went to St Johns, Cambridge
Mexman said:
g3org3y said:
Mexman said:
Possibly explained by the fact they tend to congregate in urban/inner city areas and rarely venture out into the open countryside for some strange reason.
Indian colleague informed me that the traditional view is that if you're rich you live in the city, if you're poor you live in the countryside. Our trainee GP from Nepal believed the same.Most of the inner city congregations seem happy to live in complete dumps though?
Inner Bradford/Leeds/Birmingham et Al.
I spent the first 42 years of my life in inner Brum and let's just say, you couldn't pay me enough to move back.
My neighbours are Indian. A few years ago they had a lot of work done to their back garden to make it more kid friendly - which meant more of it became grass. Do they seem the opposite of the OPs observations.
The odd part is that their kids are almost never in their garden - even in the summer. Yet they regularly play football in their lounge.
The odd part is that their kids are almost never in their garden - even in the summer. Yet they regularly play football in their lounge.
I have a feeling that communing with nature just isn't high up on a lot of peoples agenda any more. How many kids these days go out for hours to 'play in the woods'?
Having said that, my first experience of 'Asian' neighbours in about 1980 does tally with the OP's observation. Out old neighbours had the nicest garden in the street but they really spent a lot of time at it. When they sold up the first thing the (Indian) buyers did was rip out anything that might grow . They turned the whole property into a concrete jungle. It was a bit of a shock to the existing residents at the time!
Parking wasn't the reason either as they put up a five foot wall around the front garden and there was no dropped curb or driveway.
Having said that, my first experience of 'Asian' neighbours in about 1980 does tally with the OP's observation. Out old neighbours had the nicest garden in the street but they really spent a lot of time at it. When they sold up the first thing the (Indian) buyers did was rip out anything that might grow . They turned the whole property into a concrete jungle. It was a bit of a shock to the existing residents at the time!
Parking wasn't the reason either as they put up a five foot wall around the front garden and there was no dropped curb or driveway.
alabbasi said:
There's probably a practical reason. Gardens take a lot of effort to keep and their attention might be elsewhere , like playing with their grand children.
Or (stereo type alert) running a shop / business for far more hours a day than your average westerner is prepared to work.Mexman, you say they went to the far end of the beach, a few months ago we went to Bournemouth beach in the evening, and were pretty much the only ones there until a large Inidan family turned up and stood right next to us! They couldn't be more integrated if they tried! Indeed I thought they wanted to become integrated with my sandwich, such was their proximity. Until they broke out the curry cooking equipment (and before anyone accuses me of "wascism", they had a myriad of pots, pans, and spices.
Edited by roops.mod on Tuesday 21st August 09:30
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